普賢像|Statue of the Bodhisattva Fugen (Fugenzō)
Kitagawa Utamaro
1790, third month · Polychrome woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper · Asian Art
This book is the flowers volume from Utamaro's series on the theme of snow, moon, and flowers. All ninety-four kyōka poems in the book have to do with cherry blossoms. This illustration shows Gotenyama, a famous spot for viewing cherry blossoms south of the capital, Edo.
- Artist
- Kitagawa Utamaro
- Date
- 1790, third month
- Medium
- Polychrome woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1918
